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Why Identity Verification Matters For The Internet | Vox Americanus, GLM 5.2, Claude Fable 5 Is Back
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- Jul 3, 2026
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- 3252
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Summary
The full quad is back just before the Fourth of July. Dave and Sam explain why padel is just pickleball for fancy people, Sam vibe-coded an app to prove you’re actually American on the internet (Vox Americanus is real and you can use it: https://voxamericanus.com), and Dave even nominates Sam for office, even though Sam insists we should fix the job before electing anyone actually good for it. The crew also dives into why non-engineers are more capable than they think in the age of agentic coding, Claude Fable 5’s government clearance “drama” and return, how GLM 5.2 is quietly replacing Opus 4 on real agent stacks, why Anthropic is still printing revenue despite open source pressure, and the case for an open source router.. They wrap with pop culture corner: Taylor Swift wedding intel and Brit’s review of Alpha School. Chapters: 0:00 Episode trailer 0:50 Episode start 1:12 Full Quad Pre-4th of July, Is There Such a Thing as VC Summer? 3:32 Padel Is the New VC Networking Sport, Pickleball Is for the Plebs 9:10 Vox Americanus, Can You Actually Prove You're American Online? 15:25 Should Sam Run for Office? Fix the Job Description First 29:30 Agentic Coding, You're Not Too Late 35:33 Claude Fable 5 Is Back, Government Clearance Drama Explained 41:08 GLM 5.2, Open Source Just Quietly Replaced Opus 4 46:16 Anthropic Still Printing Revenue, The Case for an Open Source Router 47:29 Taylor Swift's Wedding 49:36 Alpha School, Brit's Kids Try AI Education 52:12 America's 250th Birthday We’re also on ↓ X: https://twitter.com/moreorlesspodInstagram: https://instagram.com/moreorlessYouTube: https://youtu.be/zqmbW163QKQ Connect with us here: 1) Sam Lessin: https://x.com/lessin2) Dave Morin: https://x.com/davemorin3) Jessica Lessin: https://x.com/Jessicalessin4) Brit Morin: https://x.…